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Nigeria caught in WhatsApp fake news whirlwind ahead of elections
After numerous infamous cases of people in India and Brazil falling prey to fake news spread on WhatsApp, the problem is now spreading to Nigeria. The West African nation is hosting its national elections in February next year, and a report from The Poynter Institute says its citizens ...
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Niger will use drones to protect almost extinct antelope species
Niger is now turning to using drones as a means of surveillance and protecting the antelopes in its Termit and Tin Toumma ...
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Ethiopia to launch its first-ever satellite with China’s help
Ethiopia has announced its intention to launch its first satellite during 2019 costing a total of $8 million and China will ...
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Study: WhatsApp helps Nigerian women get their voices heard
Mobile phones have become widespread all over the world, including in rural and low-income communities. As research shows, these devices have the potential to bring about significant societal change – a fact acknowledged in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. While ...
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New whisteblower app fights forced evictions in Kenya
The Sengwer community in Embobut Forest is now using "This Is My Backyard" app, to document, and boost negotiations to resolve ...
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Alibaba’s Jack Ma opens a startup hub in Kigali to support Afrikan innovation
A new hub has been opened in Kigali, Rwanda which aims to assist the country's small and medium-sized enterprises, as well ...
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Alibaba exec Brian Wong explains the company’s plans for Afrika
After training their first cohort of 24 Afrikan startups, Alibaba went on to launch another initiative aimed at empowering ...
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Anonymous hacked 70 Gabon government websites to protest dictatorship
Anonymous has claimed responsibility for defacing and a widespread DDoS attack on Gabon's government websites over the dictatorship ...
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October in Africa: Egypt stifles tech innovation, Google gets busy
The Egyptian government has had a busy time of late, shutting down taxi app mergers, taxing e-commerce platforms, and enforcing ...
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September in Africa: Alibaba saves wildlife and Google Partners comes to Nigeria
Pan-African ecommerce giant Jumia may be about to launch an initial public offering (IPO), if reports are to be believed, ...
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AI can protect elephants from poachers — here’s how
A project by the USA's Cornell University has been using Artificial Intelligence to help with protecting elephants in Afrika ...
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Tanzania is about to outlaw online fact-checking
Earlier in 2018 Tanzania's government, under the leadership of President John Magufuli, introduced a new law for social ...
